My Flicks
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Topic: My Flicks
Posted By: bullrout22
Subject: My Flicks
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2014 at 9:42pm
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I thought id put up my Flicks lures I don't see many of these here and always great to add to my collection A bit of reflection on the bibs from a tree a bugga     A pick up at the Expo I was quite happy when I picked this one up    ------------- Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W |
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Posted By: steiny
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2014 at 9:55pm
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The flicks minnow has a similar scale pattern that Carl is looking for. ------------- cheers steiny |
Posted By: bullrout22
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2014 at 10:09pm
It has and did not relize it   and I thought id seen it some where before  ------------- Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W |
steiny wrote:Posted By: matt fraser
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2014 at 10:14pm
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Very nice Flicks! Great colours and great condition. Matt |
Posted By: bullrout22
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2014 at 12:02am
Matt Thanks mate the top 3 have never seen water picked them up a few years ago glad I did they are top lures and looking forward to adding to my collection ------------- Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W |
Posted By: bullrout22
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2015 at 11:41pm
I pcked up another one a Bug a small lure in a picture with the minnow,iv had this lure for awhile and only just took a picture of it    ------------- Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W |
Posted By: Seaweed
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2015 at 2:02pm
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Dave, I have a Cobra that either has a thru wire under belly, or is molded. Did he go from cedar to molded? Notice the bottom one of yours in the underside pic is same.
Regards, Tony. ------------- "Always Merry and Bright" |
Posted By: bullrout22
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2015 at 5:21pm
Tony not sure but I think all his lures are Timber from memory which is fading fast A picture of the lure would be great there is a few other lures that look like these mate ------------- Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W |
Posted By: Seaweed
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2015 at 3:24pm
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Dave, I'll dig it out and take a pic of underside, it's definitely the same as that orange one of yours. I haven't given it the hot needle treatment, but if you say they're all from cedar, like on the card shown, it must have a thru-wire installed on underside.
Regards, Tony. ------------- "Always Merry and Bright" |
Posted By: matt fraser
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2015 at 3:29pm
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There were some Flicks Cobras that were made from urethane for a short space of time. But I doubt very much he ever made a tiger in urethane. |
Posted By: bullrout22
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2015 at 5:34pm
Matt Top info I did not know that thanks mate ------------- Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W |
Posted By: matt fraser
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2015 at 5:55pm
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Here is a moulded urethane Cobra on left, and timber Cedar Cobra on Right.
Note the seam line on the moulded Cobra particularly underneath, and no glue. The Timber Cobras all had black glue around the bibs.
These were both made this side of 2000 I believe. As the eyes are the stickered versions.
  Love my Flicks
Matt
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Posted By: bullrout22
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2015 at 6:03pm
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Matt Thanks for the picture mate did not know there was a molded version I have I think about 3 or 4 lures that look like these from different makers ------------- Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W |
Posted By: matt fraser
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2015 at 6:38pm
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Yes David, the Cobra had a bunch of copiers, made mainly 'cause Flick was a bit choosy of who he would sell to, and because his lures were so damn effective.
KR Lures Mongoose
Blitz Bagga
Little Ripper
Jaysea Patriot
and at least one unknown.
Matt
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Posted By: bullrout22
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2015 at 6:56pm
Matt I have the KR Mongoose and Blitz Baga for sure and I think the Little Ripper not sure about the Jaysea one from my bad memory I think a Smak molded Blitz to ------------- Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W |
Posted By: matt fraser
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2015 at 9:25pm
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Murray Sugden, the original maker of Blitz Bagas (timber), sold the name/rights to Smak about 2002/3. They have been molded since. Matt |
Posted By: bullrout22
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2015 at 10:55pm
Matt yes I meet Murray at the 2013 Expo he was taking pictures up there a top bloke to ------------- Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W |
Posted By: Seaweed
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2015 at 3:26pm
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Thanks for this info. Matt, looks like mine is urethane, bugger as I only collect timber. Will trade it when someone shows interest. Have a Blitz Baga, it is superior in finish and is timber. Also I found a Lil' Ripper when passing thru Goodiwindi a few years back, also finish is superior to the Cobra.
Seaweed. ------------- "Always Merry and Bright" |
Posted By: matt fraser
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2015 at 6:28pm
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No worries Tony, the urethane Cobras are rarer than the timber ones, but don't get as much love because they are plastic. Matt |
Posted By: Nicho
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2015 at 7:53pm
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so the copys....you mention a few...eg jaysea patriots...were Jayseas actual blatant copies..or are shapes like many lures just similar? not blatant copies as suggested? many lures have similiarities..as there's only so many shapes that work..generally these shapes evolve from many hrs at the band saw...offcuts evolving into a new shape...more often than not this happens with no intention to copy...so without causing a debate...who can say what's a blitz copy...every lure is a copy even though it was not intended to be simply cause it similar to another? ------------- Nichos Maulers Homemade timber lures....THEY CATCH FISH! YA DONT KNOW...IF YA DONT GO...SO GET OUT THERE AND... FISH IT |
Posted By: samurai
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2015 at 8:09pm
Maybe Matt should check out a JaySea Patriot and a Flicks together maybe they could be a bit different? Yes the Jaysea was based on the flick's lure but not copied Maybe if Matt had took the time to check the rails on a Patriot he would have seen the difference. As far as I'm concern the JaySea Patriot has always been the better lure, but hey I'm bias towards my lure, also perhaps the fact that the JaySea Patriot out sold Flick's and the other flicks copies has something to do with it But I tend t0 make allowances for the opinions of whining old lure makers and jig makers.Cheers Warren ------------- Any Brand Of Lure Is Only As Good As The Fishermen Using It. |
Posted By: matt fraser
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2015 at 9:39pm
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Sorry I probably shouldn't have used the word 'copiers'. I didn't mean to offend. As you say Warren, based on the Flicks Cobra would be better wording. I have even made a lure based on the Cobra myself. All the lures I mentioned are quite different in many aspects, certainly enough to stand alone as their own creations. But are sometimes confused as Flicks Cobras. There are many lures designs, that have inspired a bunch of makers to make their own version. The Heddon tiger is a classic example with scores of makers, with their own version. Apologies again Warren, Matt |